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Letters Patent No. 75,556, dated March I7, 1858; autr/dated February 28, 1868.

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Ble itfkuown tbatILiJOSEPELINnSS, of the city7 of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinifented an Improved Sash, and with litan improred method of setting-glass therein.; 'and I do declare that the following is arfull, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had' to theaccoinpanying drawings, and the-letters marked thereon, making a part of this description, in which- Figure Il representslan Aelevation of the sash complete, with the glass set. 4 vFigure 2 represents la section, taken through the place indicatedl by the line X X in iig.1.

Figure 3 represents an elevation of the outside section oi' the bars and mullionsi, (termed lling,) the same being lan inside view, detached from the sash-frame.

a Figure 4 represents a b rokeu elevation of the inside oi' :one of the stiles or rails.. ,v y

Figure 5 represents an elevation of one of the side stx-ips, used tobind the glass between the rubber linings in the. rabbet vrof V thefran1e, also' detached.

i Thenatui'e-,of my invention consists in having' the illing of thel sash m'ade in two partsvl orsections each, yand so arranging theml with Vcorresponding strips that the glass may be rnily clamped and .bound between the twclinings of "rubber o r other suitable material., by means of screws or other fastenings, and constructing the innersectimrfofu the` ii l1in'g se that the several parts surrounding either pane of glass maybe easily removed for purposes oi' repair, without disturbing Vthe rest of the lling or the 'joints of thesash-frame, and to admit broken 'glass to be replaced withequal facility, while the two faces'of the sash being of solidwood'or nietal, and clamped 'as described, jallthe fastenings being on theinside of the sash, it is stronger than theordinary sash, as new made,

and-more secure from burglars It is well known that putty dries up, and very often cracks and falls off, leaving a freepassage for 'air and water topass round the .edge of the glass, and in other cases it will cement or adhere so closelytothe glass and wood, as `to cause the glass to sustain' nearly or quite the same jar as the sash, frequently causing breakage.

I am aware of thedfa'ct that elastic'and exible material has been used as packing, in connection with glass and other substances, nzmatters of science and for medical instruments. i

In order to give a correct understanding` of my device, I have marked correspbndingparts with similar letters and gures, and will now proceed to give a detaileddeseription of the-drawings.

`Letter A represents the s'tilesland rails .of the siashframe, having suitable rabbets forreceivingand hldng I. the glass, C, and othersurroundings, as shown by section of rail in iig. 2, and sectionof stile, iig. 4. They also have gains, letter G, in iig. 4, cut oncrossed, to correspond with the outside section of filling, the endsof which are receivedinfthe said -gins Gr4 by slipping down or in square from the inside of the `rabbet. It may be seen, from the drawings, that the lling cannot. be removedl from the sash-'frame'on the outside without cutting or breaking it, but that it maybe readily removed on the inside. The stripsD have their ends bevelled or coped the glass securely in place.

i Whenl desired, for resetting glass or other repairing, without taking the sash-frame apart, as is very frequently needed in `sash 'madein the ordinary way the outside section of filling is secured at the intersections, by means of a metallic plate or plates', sunk in the wood and fastened by screws or other fastenings, when wood `is used, or its' equivalent where metal lliug is used.4 t The outside section of filling being placed in position in the frame,

to iit the bevelor moulding ofthe bars and inullions, sc that when. screwed down they hold. the filling as Well as Vthe whole is ready to receiveth rst or outside rubber linings, which maybe cemented or fastened to the frame and filling, or not, as thought best. Wenext proc-eed 4to place the glass'i'n position, then the inside linings, (if loose,).and.1ast1y .the inside sectioircf the filling, with the corresponding strips, which have been previously fitted andprepared either wither` without'the inside linings cemented to them. The two sectionsof filling are now drawn together,` and clamped, bymeans of the screws withi the glass and rubber linings between'them,`and lastly the, strips are placedin the rabbetsLand pressed iirmly down in position, until the screws have been entered through them `into the stiles'and. rails, when `the whole is secured iu place, and 'may be cleanedoif to presentan even surface at all the joints. Where 1it" is desirable to have ornamentalsash, screws with plated heads, or raised and plated 4can be used with'advantage. ,Inord'inary.sash, 'common screws sunk and painted over may answer. v

Letters a, in fig. 2, represent the rubber liningsupon both surfaces and at the edge of the glass in the rabbet of the frame, which linings extend completely around each pane of glass. In addition to these linings, and in Vcombination with them for store-fronts, and other-'places where heavypanes of glass are used,-I place under and over the edges or ends of the glass, and, if needed, at the sides also, rubber cushions or springs. The object of these is to prevent breakage of valuable panes of glass, by verticalv or lateral pressure, from the settlingr of walls and other causes.

It will be obvious, from an examination of this description and the drawings, that the bars, mullions, and strips can bc'removcd from either pane of glass separately, on the inside of the sash, and broken glass replaced, and the lling put back, by any person of ordinary intelligence.

It is also obvious than-wherel a single pane of glass is'used, it is only necessary to use the strips in combination with the rubber linings, as described, and I claim these rubberlinings, as specified, which will be found useful in show-cases, looking-glass frames, picture-frames, dressing-cases, and similar purposes, as well as :in rail-cars, omnibuses, stage-coaches, and steamboats.

Having thus fully described my invention, I proceed to state my claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Construction of a sash, with a lling of bars and mullions, witha removable outer section, I F, and a. removable inner section, E D, sotbat one or b oth may-.be removed without disturbing the frame, substantially a) specied.

2. The cross-bar orplate H, when placed across the intersection of the bars and mullions on the inside, so as to be concealed when the sash is put together, substantially as shown.

3. The method of securing the removable barsand mullions in the frame, bym'eans of the strips D, made with bevelled or coped ends, to t over the corresponding bevel or moulding of the bars and mullions, substantiall7 as specified. v

JOSEPH LINESS.

Witnesses GEO. L. CHAPIN, A. HAYWARD. 

